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Goose 
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Posted: 30 Jun 2021 at 2:47pm |
I'm rebuilding a C engine and it had safety wire to secure the connecting rod bolts and the heads of the crankshaft mains. Now that I'm putting it back together, I expected to go down to the local auto parts store and buy safety wire. None of them knew what I was talking about and none of them have it. So, I'm wondering: Where I can get safety wire, and 2) Do people still use the practice of using safety wire, and 3) If they don't use safety wire, what do they use?
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Jim.ME
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Posted: 30 Jun 2021 at 3:05pm |
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McMaster Carr, Grainger's, MSC, Fastenal, eBay, Amazon, industrial supply houses are some places that will have, or be able to get it.
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Boss Man
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Posted: 30 Jun 2021 at 3:35pm |
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I've never put safety wire back inside an engine. Torque everything properly and let it go.
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JoeM(GA)
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Posted: 30 Jun 2021 at 3:44pm |
they probably have it, they just don't know what it is, or as with a lot of the stores, they have given it some name no one knows, my O'reilly's down the street keeps it
Edited by JoeM(GA) - 30 Jun 2021 at 3:45pm
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 30 Jun 2021 at 5:15pm |
I won't put an engine back together without it. I have a roll and have the pliers to twist it. 
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Hubert (Ga)engine7
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Posted: 30 Jun 2021 at 8:24pm |
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I am a firm believer in safety wire. I believe the CE engine would need .041 Nichrome wire. The safety wire pliers are great but for a small job you can get by without them, the good ones are about $90. I bought a pair from HF and they were junk.
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MACK
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Posted: 30 Jun 2021 at 9:20pm |
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If they are torqued, they will stay. If one is not torqued and wired, it will brake the bolt or wire eventually. MACK
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IBWD MIke
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Posted: 01 Jul 2021 at 2:35pm |
Guess I'll post this link again; When I rebuilt the engine for my NF 45 I had to use a WD block. Main bolts were originally safety wired. Bought the pliers and wire and learned how to do it. I don't think it was necessary but what the hay. You can see in the pictures there was a little learning curve, wire is cheap!
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DougG
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Posted: 04 Jul 2021 at 8:56am |
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Just an opinion , but if Allis engineers done it - I would too
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